Editing House Flint of the mountains

{{hatnote|It is unknown if this is the same family as [[House Flint of Breakstone Hill]].}}
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| Seat = In the [[northern mountains]]<br>[[Breakstone Hill]] <small>(possibly)</small>
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Torghen Flint]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| Region = [[North]]
| Title = The Flint{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}<br>Lord Flint{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| Heir = [[Donnel Flint]]{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| Overlord = [[House Stark]] (AGOT)<br>[[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]] (ADWD)
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| Cadet_branch = [[House Flint of Widow's Watch]] <br>[[House Flint of Flint's Finger]]
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'''House Flint of the mountains''',{{ref|ASOS|24}}{{ref|ADWD|49}} alternatively '''House Flint of the hills''',{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} is one of the [[Northern mountain clans|mountain clans]] of the [[north]]. Calling themselves the '''First Flints''',{{ref|ADWD|49}} they inhabit the [[northern mountains|high mountains]] north of the [[wolfswood]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}} Their chief is known as "The Flint", although at [[Winterfell]] the treatment of "Lord Flint" is used.

Neither their arms and motto appear in the books, nor has [[George R. R. Martin]] submitted them in semi-canon material.

==History==
The clansmen call themselves the First Flints as they say that the Flints of [[House Flint of Widow's Watch|Widow's Watch]] to the southeast and [[House Flint of Flint's Finger|Flint's Finger]] to the southwest were founded by younger sons of the family who left the [[northern mountains]] to find food, land, and wives.{{Ref|ADWD|49}} It is possible that the Flints of the mountains are the same as [[House Flint of Breakstone Hill]], who ruled as [[First Men]] kings after the [[Long Night]] until being reduced to vassalage by the [[Kings of Winter]], [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Mountain Clans}}

It is suggested that the [[Night's King]] was a Flint, among the many possibilities.{{ref|ASOS|56}} Lord Commander [[Rodrik Flint]] is regarded as one of the worst commanders of the [[Night's Watch]], for trying to make himself [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|55}} One of the dark legends surrounding the [[Nightfort]] is the rape and murder of brave young [[Danny Flint]].{{ref|ASOS|56}}

A branch of House Flint held the [[Wolf's Den]] for a century after the extinction of the [[House Greystark|Greystarks]].{{Ref|ADWD|29}}

The Flints of the hills aided Lord [[Cregan Stark]] in hunting down the [[free folk]] raiders of [[Sylas the Grim]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s maternal grandmother, [[Arya Flint]], was a Flint from the mountains. Old [[Nan]] used to say to [[Bran Stark]] that it was her blood that made him climb so foolishly.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

The Flints of the mountains have been raided by [[wildlings]] led by the [[Weeper]].{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The Flints are reported to have ties to [[House Hornwood]] through the female line, though ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' does not specify which branch.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Bran Stark]] recalls there are some Flints living in the [[Northern mountains|high places]] during his trip to the [[Wall]] with [[Hodor]], [[Meera Reed]], and [[Jojen Reed]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The Flints join [[Stannis Baratheon]] in his campaign to take the north away from the [[ironborn]] and [[House Bolton]]. They hope to save "[[Eddard Stark|The Ned]]'s" girl, "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]", from the Boltons.{{Ref|ADWD|42}} Prior to the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]], a Flint is part of a small group of northmen who try to infiltrate [[Deepwood Motte|the castle]]. They are detected by [[ironborn]], however, and the Flint is killed by [[Asha Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|26}}

[[Torghen Flint]] visits [[Castle Black]] with five fighting men, as well as a fourteen-year-old wet nurse who attends [[Monster]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} The Flint and [[Brandon Norrey|the Norrey]] are wary of Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]]'s plan to settle [[wildlings]] in the [[Gift]].{{Ref|ADWD|53}}

==House Flint of the mountains at the end of the third century==
The known Flints of the mountains during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord [[Torghen Flint]], of the First Flints, called The Flint, or Old Flint.
** [[Donnel Flint]], called Black Donnel Flint, his son and heir.
** [[Artos Flint]], his second son, half-brother to Black Donnel.

==Historical Members==
* [[Arya Flint]], married [[Rodrik Stark (son of Beron)|Rodrik Stark]], mother of [[Branda Stark|Branda]] and [[Lyarra Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Eddard Stark|His father's]] [[Lyarra Stark|mother's]] [[Arya Flint|mother]] had been a Flint of [[Northern mountains|the mountains]]. [[Old Nan]] once said that it was her blood in him that made Bran such a fool for climbing before his fall.{{ref|ASOS|24}}|thoughts of [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The First Flints, they call themselves. They say [[House Flint|the other Flints]] are the blood of younger sons, who had to leave [[Northern mountains|the mountains]] to find food and land and wives.{{Ref|ADWD|49}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Alys Karstark]]}}

{{Quote|It's peaceful in my dungeons. Give the [[Weeping Man]] to me.{{Ref|ADWD|53}}|[[Torghen Flint]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==References==
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